Evaluating Climate Models with an African Lens

作者: Rachel James , Richard Washington , Babatunde Abiodun , Gillian Kay , Joseph Mutemi

DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0090.1

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摘要: AbstractClimate models are becoming evermore complex and increasingly relied upon to inform climate change adaptation. Yet progress in model development is lagging behind many of the regions tha...

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